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Ruben Amorim has been tipped for a swift return to Premier League management after his Manchester United sacking.

Amorim lost his job at Old Trafford last week following more unconvincing results on the pitch and a bust-up with United director of football Jason Wilcox.

The 40-year-old had a strong reputation before his arrival in Manchester, having led Sporting to two Portuguese league titles.

But his 14-month reign as United boss was hugely disappointing, with the Red Devils finishing just 15th in the Premier League last season and continuing to flatter to deceive this term.

Amorim has returned to Portugal since his dismissal but ex-England defender Sol Campbell reckons he could soon be making his way back to the Premier League.

Campbell believes Amorim would be the ‘ideal manager’ to replace struggling Tottenham boss Thomas Frank and has even claimed they are ‘probably’ already in talks.

Frank is desperately fighting to save his job in north London with Spurs winning just one of their six league games to slip to 14th in the Premier League.

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The FA Cup failed to improve the mood, with Tottenham losing to Aston Villa in the third round to exit the competition at the earliest possible opportunity.

Asked who would be the ideal manager to potentially replace Frank at Spurs, former Tottenham defender Campbell told Sky Bet: ‘Ruben Amorim.

‘They’ll be looking at him. They’re probably talking to him now, that wouldn’t surprise me. I don’t think he’ll go back to Portugal.

‘Tottenham will be talking to him to see if there’s any situation going on – there’ll be people talking behind the scenes.

‘Thomas Frank is a top manager, but he’s not at Brentford anymore – it’s a different animal. Tottenham is a big club and people are demanding.

‘They want success and they want to keep moving forward in a successful way. So, I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re talking to other managers.

‘Obviously, if he starts turning it around and winning games and having good performances, that helps.

‘Sometimes you don’t need to win, but if you can have good performances and show you’re moving in the right direction, that can help.

‘But they will be talking to other managers. It’s part and parcel until you show who you are and start winning on a regular basis.’

Campbell added on Frank: ‘He’s come from Brentford to Tottenham Hotspur, and it doesn’t matter where you’ve come from.

‘When you arrive at a club like that, it’s about how you conduct yourself and how you absorb pressure coming from all angles.

‘He’s probably never felt this kind of football pressure before. Pressure exists everywhere at the highest level, but at Tottenham it comes at you in different ways.

‘You have to deal with it, move on from it, fight through it, and be clever in how you speak and manage situations – with players, the hierarchy and the fans. There’s a lot going on.

‘You have to be ready for it. You need to be many things at once: a statesman, a fighter, someone who wants to play attractive football, stand up for who you are, but also show understanding.

‘At Tottenham, you have to balance all of that, and he’s probably discovering pressures he never expected.

‘Results change everything, but you need the right squad, the right mentality, everything in place. You need to play top football.

‘You need to spot the danger very quickly at a club like Tottenham and ward it off quickly – not only on the field, off the field as well.’

While Campbell has tipped Amorim for an immediate Premier League return, he believes the Portuguese acted ‘naively’ during his time in charge of Manchester United.

‘How naive of Ruben Amorim… unless you win on a regular basis – you’re not going to get control,’ he said.

‘Those days are kind of gone. Those days of Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger controlling absolutely everything are gone. He would have known that.

‘He didn’t realise how massive Manchester United is. It’s a gigantic club. It’s one of the biggest, iconic clubs in the world. How are you going to control that? That’s nonsense.

‘First off, you’ve got to understand the people, the fans, the history, things like that. It’s very hard, and you can’t import stuff in.

‘You’ve just got to understand that club, that city, what it means, the frequency of the club. You’ve got to jump in, immerse yourself with it.

‘And at the same time, you’ve got to win. Manchester United is all about winning. Successful club, huge history.

‘You can’t be saying those things – it’s a bit naive, because you’re not in Portugal anymore. You’re in England and you’re at one of the biggest clubs in the world.’

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Sol Campbell claims it is ‘obvious’ that Enzo Maresca left Chelsea for ‘another job’ following his exit from Stamford Bridge.

Maresca left his position as Chelsea head coach on New Year’s Day and Campbell believes he quit for ‘another job’.

The Italian’s departure came less than six months after he won the Club World Cup at the end of his first season at Chelsea.

Maresca also won the Conference League during his brief spell in west London and had Chelsea fifth in the Premier League at the time of his departure.

Chelsea enjoyed a hugely promising run earlier in the season – thumping Spanish champions Barcelona 3-0 in the Champions League and threatening to mount a title challenge – but claimed just six points in six games in December to slip 15 behind title favourites Arsenal.

The bigger issue, it would seem, was Maresca’s increasingly strained relationship with those above him at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea intended to review Maresca’s role at the end of the season but decided to pull the plug on New Year’s Day, bringing in Liam Rosenior as his replacement.

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Campbell has questioned Maresca’s decision to leave Chelsea and says he must have ‘another job lined up’ given his willingness to move on.

Maresca has been named as a potential replacement for Pep Guardiola at Manchester City but the legendary manager is contracted to the Sky Blues for another season-and-a-half.

Manchester United, meanwhile, have been linked with Maresca after sacking Ruben Amorim last week.

‘I just think Enzo Maresca is lined up for another job,’ ex-Arsenal and England defender Campbell told Sky Bet. ‘You don’t leave that situation unless you’re lined up for another job.

‘What could be rubbing him up the wrong way to leave a club like Chelsea with great young players and a club going in the right direction?

‘He’s obviously lined up for another job – or potentially another job anyway.’

Rosenior oversaw a comfortable 5-1 FA Cup win over Championship side Charlton in his first game in charge of Chelsea.

The Blues poached Rosenior, a former Premier League defender who played for the likes of Hull City, Fulham and Reading, from their sister club Strasbourg.

Rosenior impressed at the Ligue 1 side but his only managerial experience before that came at Championship outfit Hull.

Campbell can see why Chelsea decided on Rosenior as Maresca’s replacement but cannot see the 41-year-old lasting very long at Stamford Bridge.

‘It’s nice to have Liam Rosenior in there as the new Chelsea manager,’ Campbell added. ‘That’s come from the fact Todd Boehly owns Strasbourg.

‘They’ve said, “He’s done really well – ship him over to Chelsea.” So, it’s worked out for him.

‘It’s great to have a young manager in the league. But I don’t think they’re going to stick with him, he’s just going to be there for a little while, for sure.

‘But it’s great experience. He can get some games under his belt and see what the top league is all about. That will be great for him. I hope he does well going forward.’

Rosenior’s first real test as Chelsea manager comes on Wednesday as the Blues face Premier League leaders Arsenal in the semi-final of the Carabao Cup.

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British-Iranians say they will not back down from protesting against the Iranian regime despite threats to their lives.

The Iranian expats told Metro they have not heard from relatives inside their homeland for weeks as the country’s clerical government brutally crackdowns on protestors.

Thousands of people have joined the demonstrations from the streets of London over the weekend, with British-Iranians burning flags of the regime and images of Ayatollah Khamenei.

The unrest risks descending into global conflict as Donald Trump threatens military action against the Iranian government.

Haleh Blake, who came to the UK at age of 14, said she was scared of reprisals for her activism but said the fear is nothing like what protestors are facing inside Iran.

She said: ‘I am terrified I will “disappear”.’ If we don’t succeed I’ll need to change my name and get surgery done.

‘But people are fighting showers of bullets in Iran. My fear does not compare.

‘People are out in crutches protesting. People with baby strollers too.’

Ms Blake co-founded the group United4Mahsa after the death of Mahsa Amini allegedly at the hands of the country’s morality police, triggering widespread protests in Iran in 2022.

Unlike three years ago, she said protestors are united by the voice of Reza Pahlavi, the son of the exiled Shah who has become a figurehead of the opposition.

Ms Blake added: ‘Crowds have been chanting his name. He has said he wants to take us to the ballot boxes.

‘We want a democratic secular country – that is the message from inside Iran.’

The 39-year-old said she knew of ‘more than 20’ British-Iranians who would return to their country of birth if the regime fell, but said protestors needed help from the West.

Ellie Borhan, 43, who came to the UK from Iran at the age of 20, told Metro many expats ‘cannot sleep’ due to the internet blackout inside Iran.

She said: ‘We have family members attending the protests and we have no idea if they are alive. We are totally disconnected.

‘There has been brutal killing of innocent people inside Iran.

‘People are saying this is the last battle. That is the main slogan that you can hear from inside the country.’

The US-based Human Rights Activist News Agency has said 490 demonstrators and 48 security personnel have been killed so far, with more than 10,600 people arrested in two weeks of unrest.

Ms Borhan, 39, is the founder of the Stage of Freedom activist group which organised the protest held outside the Iranian Embassy in London on Saturday.

During the demonstrations, one protester climbed onto the balcony of the Iranian embassy and stripped it of its flag amid anti-regime demonstrations.

She said she has continued to organise protests despite receiving ‘so many death threat messages’ for her campaigning work.

Ms Borhan called on Donald Trump to act ‘sooner rather than later’ by hitting Iranian military targets which are being used to crush dissent inside the country.

She added: ‘We also want to the UK government and the prime minister to show his support.

‘The UK has played a major role in Iranian history. Now the UK should say enough is enough, innocent people are dying.’

In a post on his Truth Social network on Saturday night, the US president said: ‘Iran is looking at FREEDOM, perhaps like never before. The USA stands ready to help!!!’

The White House has reportedly began ‘preliminary discussions’ on a potential strike on Iran.

In a statement alongside the French President and German chancellor, Keir Starmer said he was ‘deeply concerned about reports of violence by Iranian security forces’ and ‘urge[d] the Iranian authorities to exercise restraint’.

One British-Iranian who attended the demonstrations in London over the weekend said many of his fellow expats live with a ‘constant sense of guilt’ about the ‘massacre in Iran’.

The protestor – who chose not to be named – added: ‘We are very fortunate to live in a free society.

‘In Iran, if a female member of my family wants to walk around without their hijab on, or sing on the streets, that is not allowed.

‘The level of pressure the people of Iran are facing is quite something. Their courage is incredible.’

He said many British-Iranians taking to the streets want to see the UK government take a ‘stronger line’ in supporting the Iranian people.

While he stressed that ‘no one wants to see their country bombed’, he recognised that US military action could help protestors topple the regime.

‘The Iranian people are doing what they can themselves, unarmed, against people who are blinded by their fanatical ideology,’ he said.

‘The regime is incredibly weak and hugely stretched.’

President Donald Trump and his national security team have been weighing a range of potential responses against Iran.

Trump’s administration is in talks to set up a meeting with Tehran, but the President appeared to signal he would have to act first as the death toll in Iran mounts and the government continues to arrest protesters.

‘I think they’re tired of being beat up by the United States,’ Trump added. ‘Iran wants to negotiate.

Metro also spoke to one Iranian expat, 66, who witnessed the revolution in 1979 that brought the clerical regime to power before leaving for the UK.

He was nervous to share his name with Metro because of the risk of retaliation for expressing opposition to the Ayatollah.

He warned that uprising ’cause revenge and killing’ and worries that the violence won’t be over in the near future.

He said: ‘The regime won’t give up. A lot of people have been killed.

‘While the bravery has been amazing, we are worried about people losing their lives.’

The expat also expressed concerns that any foreign intervention in Iran could make the situation worse.

‘Has it helped anywhere?’ he asked, ‘Foreign intervention usually causes a curse. I don’t think it is the right option.

‘We need a proper opposition with proper leadership with roots in Iran. That can take longer. We cannot rush it. We have to be more creative.’

Heidi Alexander, the UK transport secretary, said on Sunday the government wants any transition of power in Iran to be peaceful.

She added: ‘The priority, as of today, is to try and stem the violence that is happening in Iran at the moment.’

On Saturday the government said: ‘We are deeply concerned by reports of violence against protesters in Iran who are exercising their legitimate right to peaceful protest and are monitoring the situation closely.’

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